"During earlier trade inquiries, it would have taken at least two first-round picks for the Clippers to consider parting with Zubac," relates HoopsHype.

The Boston Celtics, despite facing lowered expectations this season, have remained one of the top contenders in the Eastern Conference early in the 2025-26 campaign.

“This isn't how this was supposed to go! Dalton Knecht stole Lakers' fans hearts in the first few months of his career, only to completely flatline after that,” Everts wrote Saturday.

At the start of the Boston Celtics home game against the Chicago Bulls, it seemed like neither ball club could hit a shot. Then, at the end of the first frame, the Celtics started to pull away, and survived a late push by the Bulls in the game's fourth quarter to come away with a 115-101 victory that would propel them into the Eastern Conference's second-place spot.

Anfernee Simons scored 27 points, Payton Pritchard had 21 and the Boston Celtics held the Chicago Bulls to 33 points in the opening half of a 115-101 victory on Monday night.

Jaylen Brown's stellar form has boosted the Celtics, signaling a promising season despite losing key players. Boston is now the two seed in the conference.

He might not have been in their plans at the beginning, but Anfernee Simons keeps showing he belongs with the Celtics